BCI

Interested in being a volunteer in your child's classroom?  What about volunteering at a school event or on a field trip? Stony Lane is one of few schools that provides opportunities for parents to be part of the school's many events and activities.  In order to participate, each parent must first have been cleared by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI).  If you've already been cleared in the past, please note that a new BCI must be checked each school year (not calendar year) beginning after July 1, 2019.

BCIs must be completed for each school year!

A school year runs from July 1st to June 30th of the following calendar year

All background checks (in person and by mail) performed by the

Attorney General's Office will ONLY be available at the address below: 

Attorney General Julius C. Michaelson Customer Service Center
4 Howard Avenue (corner of Pontiac Ave. and Howard Ave.)
Cranston, RI 02920 

Further information can be found on the AG's website 

Phone number for AG Office is 401-274-4400 ​

To complete a BCI by mail send the following four items to the above address:

  • A signed and notarized release for information 

  • A copy of one of the following photo identifications (applicants must provide a copy of both the front and back of their IDs as the Attorney General's office now scans the code on the back);

    • State Issued Driver's License

    • State Issued Identification Card

    • Passport

  • Check or money order (NO CASH) for $5.00 payable to BCI.  NOTE: for those aged 62 or over there is no charge

  • A pre-addressed stamped envelope for return of the completed BCI to LINKS.

    • You may also have it sent back to yourself  in which case you must bring it to LINKS.

LINKS

Davisville Academy

50 East Court

North Kingstown, RI 02852

 PLEASE ALLOW 7 BUSINESS DAYS FOR RETURN

Note you will not be notified of receipt of your BCI by LINKS​

To complete a BCI in person you must visit the Attorney General's Service Center at the above address

Fees and identification requirements are the same as for mail in applications, however forms do not need to be notarized if you appear at the AGs office in person. 

Please see their website for hours of operation.

Other 

If you fall into one of the following categories, please contact LINKS for the procedure as set forth by NKSD for a National BCI:

  1. Non RI Resident

  2. You have lived in RI for less than 1 year

  3. You are chaperoning an overnight event or field trip regardless of residency

If it is necessary to use the services of the NKPD, the following procedures must be followed:

  • All applications must be obtained from the School Department or online.

  • All applications must be completed in full.

  • All applications must be notarized prior to submission to the police department.

  • Parents must obtain a copy of their operator's license either at their child's school or at home. Copies will not be made at the police department.

  • All applications must be accompanied with; $5.00 in cash, check, or money order.  Checks and money orders should be made out to: Town of North Kingstown.  The Police Department does not have the capabilities to make change.

     

The above requirements must all be placed in an envelope and addressed to: NKPD Records Division. 

Applications may be dropped off at the Police Department at any time during the day.  There is a 48 hour processing time.  Applicants need to collect their background checks two days after submission from the records clerk or the police dispatcher.